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events

May 2026

Wed 06
Scaling Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Capacity Building: lessons learnt, gaps and the way forward

Registration:https://maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dc1bD0Vi6chJXoO 

Online
Webinar

May 2026

Tue 05
Harnessing Digital Technologies to Advance SDG Indicator Monitoring - 2026 STI Forum Side Event

 Co-organized by International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), United Nations Department of Economic and…

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Suite 201 801, 2nd Avenue, New York
Side Event

Apr 2026

Wed 29
Fri 01
Pacific SIDS Regional Symposium & Energy Statistics Training Workshop

The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) are on the frontlines of the global climate crisis, confronting its existential threats while…

APEC Haus, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Workshop

Apr 2026

Thu 16
Ambassadorial meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States 2026

The Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS) recognizes the central role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in supporting sustainable development in…

Conference Room 1, UNHQ
Official meeting

Apr 2026

Tue 07
Wed 08
STI4SDG Baseline Validation and Roadmap Development Workshop - Cabo Verde

UNDESA in collaboration with UNESCO and UN ECA is implementing the project Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Integrated Climate…

UN Building, Praia, Cabo Verde
Workshop

Mar 2026

Wed 25
Thu 26
Expert Group Meeting on SDG 7 in preparation for HLPF 2026

Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development Goal 7 Accelerating Transformative Action on Energy for the 2030 AgendaIn preparation for the…

Geneva, Switzerland
Expert Group Meeting

Mar 2026

Mon 23
Wed 25
National Capacity Building on “Promoting Juncao Technology for Resilient Food Systems, Poverty Eradication and Climate Adaptation in Zimbabwe”

Zimbabwe, like many countries, has made partial but uneven progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Only three SDGs are showing…

Harare, Gwebi and Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Workshop

Mar 2026

Tue 17
Thu 19
National Capacity Building on “Promoting Juncao Technology for Resilient Food Systems, Poverty Eradication and Climate Adaptation in Kenya”

Kenya, like many of its peers in the East African Community, has demonstrated a resilient but uneven trajectory toward achieving the Sustainable…

Nairobi, Kenya
Workshop

Mar 2026

Thu 12
Laying the groundwork for effective action during the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport

The United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport 2026 – 2035 was launched at the UN Headquarters on 10 December. Following the successful…

Washington DC
Global Workshop

Feb 2026

Wed 25
Fri 27
National Workshop for the Technical Validation of the Voluntary Local Review Reports in the Context of the SDGs

The Division for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSDG/UN DESA), in collaboration with…

Matola, Mozambique
National Workshop

Feb 2026

Mon 23
Tue 24
Expert Group Meeting on SDG 9 in preparation for HLPF 2026

The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development(HLPF) 2026 will convene July 6 - 15 in New York under the theme of Transformative,…

Vienna, Austria
Expert Group Meeting

Jan 2026

Tue 27
2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

The 2026 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) takes place on 27 January 2026 at the UN…

UNHQ New York
Forum

Jan 2026

Tue 27
Fri 30
Workshop on Advancing Sustainable Development through SDG Localization in Ghana Takoradi, Ghana

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) supports SDG localization by strengthening local capacities to align…

Takoradi, Ghana
National Workshop

Jan 2026

Mon 26
UN-Water SDG 6 Capacity Development Initiative (CDI) side event in the margins of Dakar High-Level Preparatory Meeting to the 2026 UN Water Conference

UN Water SDG 6 Capacity Development InitiativeOn 26-27 January 2026, the Government of Senegal will convene a high-level preparatory meeting (Dakar…

Expert Group Meeting

Jan 2026

Mon 26
Tue 27
High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference in Dakar Convened By the Government of Senegal

To support the effective preparation of the 2026 UN Water Conference, the UN General Assembly welcomed the generous offer of Senegal to convene a…

Dakar, Senegal
Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting